Daniel Frederik Eschricht
Danish zoologist (1798-1863)
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| Intro | Danish zoologist (1798-1863) | |
| A.K.A. | Daniel Friedrich Eschricht D. F. Eschricht Daniel Frederick Eschricht | |
| A.K.A. | Daniel Friedrich Eschricht D. F. Eschricht Daniel Frederick Eschricht | |
| Places | Denmark | |
| was | Biologist Scientist Zoologist Anatomist Physiologist Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Biology Healthcare Science | |
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| Birth | 18 March 1798, Copenhagen | |
| Death | 22 February 1863 (aged 64 years) |
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Daniel Frederik Eschricht (18 March 1798 – 22 February 1863) was a Danish zoologist, physiologist, and anatomist known as an authority on whales. He was born in Copenhagen, and studied medicine at Frederiks Hospital, graduating in 1822. He was a student of François Magendie in Paris from 1824-1825, composing a thesis on cranial nerves, after which he studied with prominent European naturalists including Georges Cuvier. He joined the University of Copenhagen in 1829, becoming Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in 1836. The gray whale genus Eschrichtius was named for him a year after his death.